2012-09-01
2012-09-30
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good at this hour. here's monika samtani. >>> thank so you much. good morning, everybody. the beltway is incident free as are all the major thoroughfares trying to get there. we'll first take a look at the bw parkway and route 50 inside the beltway through cheverly you're fine. no problems in the northeast corridor. if you're planning to head north on 295 you're good to the 11 rght street bridge. let's -- 11th street bridge. way north of town at university boulevard, 95 across the way to 270, you're going to be fine and 270 no issues right now in from frederick. let's go back over to our maps and this time we'll head over to the southern side of maryland. route 5, route 4, route 301, everything out of brandy consist wine toward andrews air force base you're good. oxon hill 210 out of accokeek and across the wilson bridge. one more last live look, this time we'll head over to the 95, 395, 495 interchange. looking good here in the springfield area. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:09. >> thank you, monika. >>> today marks the 11th anniversary of the september 11 terrorist attacks, in

weather perfection. here's monika samtani with a look at timesaver traffic. >>> it was a miner issue -- minor issue on the northbound side of 95 where we've been dealing with a brushfire just before the prince william parkway on the northbound side of i-95. the fire truck arrived on the scene. let's take a live look northbound 95. it did leave some slow traffic. the fire was put out a little while ago but expect slow traffic out of dale city. let's go back over to our maps and this time to the other side of town. no problems to report on 270 with the exception of your slow traffic. it's there every day. today's no exception. from about route 85 down toward route 109 and 121. another live look outside. if you're planning to head over to the beltway new hampshire avenue, it still looks pretty good. we'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes at 6:11. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> at the top of the hour we're following breaking news out of the middle east. the u.s. ambassador to libya was killed in a rocket attack on the consulate there. >> the report says three oth

mike hydeck. we have monika samtani with your traffic in a moment. >> looking good. >> and the weather is looking good with howard bernstein. >> a great week. we'll finish it off on a good note, a little warm, 80 to 85. and the weekend. we have good news for you as well. we're very excited about that. then some rain next week but we'll worry about that then. let's talk about this friday day planner because we are looking good. still quite dark, sunrise not until about 6:49 or so. we've got a ways to go. noontime temps will be in the mid- to upper 70s. winds out of the south 5 to 10 with a mix of clouds and sunshine today. high of 83 with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 81 degrees. you can see some of the clouds, high clouds anyway that are out to our west, generally west of d.c. across the shenandoah valley and into the mountains of western maryland or west virginia. temperatures this morning down in the 50s in most spots. in town by the bay, we've got lower 60s. winchester 52. visibilities a little bit of an issue. we have fog reported in frederick a half mile. down in

mostly in the lower 80s. southeast winds. 5:00 straight up, here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> we are in a good spot. all lanes are open on your major thoroughfares headed for the beltway. i don't really have any big complaints to tell you about. northbound i-95 things look good. dale city to woodbridge across the river here into springfield. we'll take a live look right now and show what you it looks like there coming up from route 644 to the beltway. again, just a bit of volume but no big delays right now, main and hov lanes. let's go back over to the maps this time to the other side of town. inbound dulles toll road. no delays coming in from sterling. same thing 066. we'll -- on 66. we'll go to the roosevelt bridge. 66 looks great heading into the downtown area. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:09. back to you, mike and andrea. >> thank you, monika. >>> president obama called the presidents of libya and egypt and urged them to help protect american diplomats. this as some brand new protests were reported within the last hour outside the american embassy in yemen. >

>> yes, we are. >> good morning, mr. howard bernstein. how are you? >> why are you here, monika? >> to tell you tomorrow is going to be much worse. >> weather will be kind of like yesterday and kind of like tomorrow and wednesday with isaac still around, at least in the form of low pressure and showers and thunderstorms. it's still to our west. the next couple of days still will be on the unsettled side. here's a look at the day planner -- or temperatures, excuse me. there we go. sunrise isn't till about 6:39 or so, 6:40. it's going to take a while to get light this morning. noon 80 degrees. we're only going to get into the low 80s. some spots even staying in the upper 70s with scattered showers and storms. right now a very muggy 75 in d.c. we do have 60s in garrett county and also in harrisonburg, stanton area but the rest of the area all in the low to mid-70s except annapolis which is at 79 degrees. scattered showers this morning. had some heavy ones in spots last night but this morning just want to show you here we are in fairfax county down through areas just west of 95, sou

highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. monika samtani, any musical theater in your past? >>> a little but i won't tell you what because it will make you sing it. but i do like musicals, thank you, howard. >>> if you're planning to head around town, things do not look so bad. on the southbound side of i-270 out of frederick to clarksburg and the point where the lanes divide, we're doing fine. we'll take a look outside on the american legion bridge. no issues between 270 and tysons corner. let's go back to our maps and this time head over to southern maryland. route 4, route 5, 301, brandywine, oxon hill, everything is fine. we'll take a live look at kenilworth avenue at the beltway. i'll be back with more coming up at 5:09. >> thank you, monika. >>> for the second time in less than a month, a promising young student has been murdered. last month someone shot flowers high school senior amber stanley to death inside her home in kettering, maryland. >> now the latest incident, a junior at central high school was shot to death while he was walking to school yesterday. kristin fisher is in capito

. look at your highs. in the mid- to upper 70s. monika, i've got some great weather. what about traffic this morning? can you deliver? >>> no, no. i'm sorry. i can't. i cannot compare anything to the weather right now. even early in the morning i have a couple of issues to tell you about. over to 270 first. i-70 near 270, there is police activity and they want us to tell you to please be aware of take. they're doing a search in that area. there are no lanes blocked but just be aware of that activity. on the westbound side of i-70 right here near 270 up in frederick. we'll take a live look furtr south if you're planning to head here on 270 near route 109. no issues to report as you leave high yachts town down toward germantown and the beltway. 270 is doing fine. back over to the maps. want to let you know the douglas bridge sup right now to let a boat -- is up right now to let a boat through. twiewnts use an alter -- you'll want to use an alternate route. no issues here as you cross the river and head into the downtown area. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:09. >>> it appear

our traffic lady is very busy this morning. >> pace yourself, monika. rough out there. >> a hard job but someone has to do it. >> howard bernstein is here with the information on whether you decide to grill or not. >> showers in the forecast again today, like yesterday, like tomorrow, like wednesday. all thanks to isaac and what's left of isaac still throwing moisture in our direction along with a lot of folks in the eastern u.s. still about 40 minutes or so till sunrise. 80 degrees by noon. we'll have scattered showers and storms at times today. it's not going to rain all day. that threat, though, is with us. even this morning we have some showers. high temperatures in the lower 80s. it is a sticky morning. humidity levels are way up. it's 70 now in winchester and martinsburg. 72 in leesburg this morning along with bill in newland. got 74 from prince frederick and bowie. 77 sticky degrees in reidville. kind of disgusting out there this morning. 78 in annapolis. looking at the satellite and radar from yesterday afternoon and evening, yes, big time showers and storms over toward d

. on the quiet side. a couple of sprinkles not far from hagerstown. here comes monika samtani. here comes traffic. >>> oh, yeah. we've already seen a lot of volume on our major thoroughfares early this morning. now an accident on the beltway in bethesda. it's right here on the outer loop just past i-270 sitting along the right side. apparently a car spun out and police are on the scene. if you're planning to head over to the outer loop, you're also going to hit those brakes 95 toward georgia avenue. on the southbound side of i-270 which is slow and heavy, look at this. from route 109 it will be continuous to 121 before the pace improves. we're still good at montrose road to the split. back over to our maps this time heading into virginia on the northbound side of i-95. it's going to be slow now in quantico off and on through woodbridge and through springfield. a live look there on the northbound side of i-95. at least the lanes are open. no accidents to report up to the 14th vote bridge. i'll be back -- 14th street bridge. i'm be back with more. >>> summer is over for students across northern vir

's go to monika samtani. this whacky wednesday morning. she's got your timesaver traffic. >>> thank so you much. if you're planning to head around town, i'm going to say nothing's weeky about it luck -- whacky about it lucky. from woodbridge to the owk quan river -- occoquan river, all your lanes are open. let's take a live look into the downtown area across pennsylvania avenue. no issues here. near the willard hotel. nonavenue near wheeler, you want to watch out for police activity. that will be shut down in both directions throughout the morning rush hour. so plan accordingly there. let's go back over to our maps. this time all the way to northern montgomery county coming in from rockville on 270. burtonsville route 29. the beltway as you travel through silver spring into bah these today, all lanes are open -- into bethesda, all lanes are open. and the west side of town same story. lanes are open. more coming up at 5:09. >> thanks, monika. >>> the stormy weather cleared out. >> but there are spots of serious damage scattered around the d.c. area. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is

. you almost made it. i'm mike hydeck. good morning. hey, monika. >> one more day. >> mr. howard bernstein, take it away. >>> we have showers up north. even a little lightning and thunder. places in frederick, that stuff is moving into caroll county. howard county seeing a little bit of it. we'll see most of the day rain free, believe it or not but late this afternoon, this evening, we've got that threat of showers and storms returning. here's a look at our day planner this morning. we are expecting a warm day. yesterday got to 84. today maybe close to that i'm going 82, 83 degrees for that high. noontime temp in the upper 70s. we'll come back down to about 79 by 5. don't be surprised especially out toward the shenandoah valley by the drive home you're seeing more showers and storms but this morning the activity is generally along and north of i-70, i-68 and north. i want to zoom in and show you this. our temperatures milder, running in the 60s. these showers and storms have come through frederick right now with more showers in western maryland and we'll see them leave westminste

this afternoon in a nice spot. upper 70s to low 80s. monika samtani it's 5:00 a.m. how we looking? >>> not bad at all. it's friday morning light everybody and i'm happy to say you will enjoy your trip at least right now as you head to the beltway or 270 or 95 from baltimore. no problems on the beltway itself outer loop from college park all the way across to bethesda you will be fine and all of the major corridors headed there as well. south on 270. at least right now at route 109 it's absolutely fine. this time to the maps to southern maryland. route 5, route 4, route 301 and 210 headed for the beltway is fine. no problems arnold andrews air force base and northbound 95 in springfield just bunching up a bit here at the beltway. i'll be back with more coming up. >>> millions placed orders for the iphone 5 last week and today you can start ordering the latest iphones in apple stores. >> who knew? those in need are lining up to get it. not just the people buying, the people selling services to go with the iphone. kristin fisher is live this morning at the big apple store in clinton. good mornin

over the next couple of days. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. >> reporter: if you are planning to head over on the northbound side of prince william parkway it is blocked with an accident. northbound 95 coming up looks like this into springfield. more coming up at 4:47. andrea and mike? >>> time for the first your money segment this morning, jessica doyle is off so alexis christoforous has the headlines. >> reporter: companies are spending the near record heaps of cash they have been holding on to. mcdonalds and microsoft said they would hike dividend payoffs to shareholders. 400 large companies are paying dividends, the most in 13 years. >>> new home sales consumer confidence, durable goods, we'll find out how much the economy grew in the second quarter. >>> it was a mixed finish for stocks friday. the dow lost 17 points but the nasdaq rose four. >>> general trikes are planned this week in greece and italy. people in those two struggling countries will protest new austerity measures. >>> american airlines expects to avoid laying off flight attendants after 2200 of

:00 straight up. monika samtani with timesaver traffic. looking better or worse? >>> you know what? it's looking a little better actually. north of the beltway we're looking at a live picture in the four corners area from our kevin king. he tells me that this is westbound university boulevard at royalton road where pepco is working on some power lines that were brought down with an early morning accident. although traffic is getting by, that activity may thereby for a while. you can see the crews and the cones set up. so be aware of this as you head out the door this morning toward four corners and down to the beltway on university boulevard if you're planning to head in this area north of the beltway. we'll go over to our maps now. the beltway looks great. no problems all around town i'm happy to say. you have got an accident, though, northbound i-95 right before aquia harbor. it's in the left lane and apparently already closing slow traffic. stay to the right to get by. head out the door a tiny bit early to deal with that one. once you're beyond that, a little yellow forming in woodb

's monika with a look at timesaver traffic. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95, lanes are open. just a bit of volume building right now leaving route 644 heading for the beltway and on to 395 to the 14th street bridge. all lanes are open. all your potomac and anacostia river crossings are incident free. i'll be back with more and a look at maryland roads coming up in a few minutes. back to you guys. >>> making news now at 5:10, authorities in southern california have recovered the body after man they say had refused to follow wildfire evacuation orders. the blaze near the mexican border has destroyed 20 homes and is threatening several hundred more. crews have contained about 40% of the fire. >>> roads are closed across much of england, scotland and wales this morning because of some massive flooding there. at least one death has been blamed on the storms. a woman was killed by a falling tree branch. dozens of worngz were put out to try to keep -- warnings were put out to try to keep people away from the dangers. >>> neil armstrong is being honored for his military missions closer to earth

may head this way. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> thank you so much. here's 95 on the northbound side. no problems heading from springfield to the beltway. southbound construction between the beltway and lorton should be cleared shortly. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:47. andrea and mike? >>> 4:41. time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> what's shaking, bacon? >> we're watching the economy. that's shaking. i wish we had some bacon. >> instead we're going to talk about the economy. it is all about the economy. here and overseas. stocked finished slightly higher after a german court cleared the way for a europe bailout fund. investors still waiting for word on a stimulus package possibly from the federal reserve for the united states. most analysts expect the fed will announce new steps today to jump start our economy when it wraps up a two-day meeting. on wall street the dow stands this morning 13,333. we don't see that kind of number all the time. it added 10 points. nasdaq was also up by about 10. the s&p 500 added about 3 points

. we'll let you know when things will dry out a bit. here's monika with timesaver traffic. >> you see all these people on the road. northbound i-95, they're the smart ones because they know how bad it's going to be here this morning. here in springfield a tiny bit of volume forming to 395 down the line to the 14th street bridge. right now the lanes are open. i'll be back with more coming up in a few minutes at 4:47. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. >>> time for your first money segment of the morning. >> wall street back in business. >> back to the party today. of course coming back september, everything starts back up again. could be a busy month for wall street and it's probably going to be a busy day. the markets were closing out august on the plus side. we like that the big headline forethis week will be the unemployment report for august due out on friday. here's where we stand this morning. the dow closed 90 points higher on friday to 13,090. the nasdaq was up by 18 and the s&p 500 added 7 points. today investors will get the latest u.s. auto sales figures. economists expe

comes monika samtani. she has your timesaver traffic. >>> i don't have good news and it is a tough one on the southbound side of the parkway. a multi-vehicle accident right after route 410. i'm showing you what it looks like from our sky 9 on the southbound side of the bw parkway, an accident involving up to eight vehicles and you can see the traffic is squeezing by to the right to get around this accident scene. if you are planning to head southbound, early delays, here's the solid back-up as you try to get past the accident. flares and police set up at the scene there to clean it up there we go. squeezing by to the right to get around it. again multi-vehicles here. i will keep you posted on that situation and the delays forming because of it throughout this morning. in the meantime, let's go over to another live picture. this is in college park. if you are on the beltway near route 1. the bw parkway, route 50, all of those are fine. no problems across the north side of the beltway from 95 over toward silver spring in bethesda. southbound 270, route 109 is going to be continuous to ro

with this for the next few hours. monika samtani, showers moving in. the morning rush hour. that's not good. >> won't be a good combination. if you're heading out early, i think it's a great idea. right now things are looking really good around town. the beltway no issues. all of the major their row fairs for the most part -- thoroughfares for the most part are doing well as well. i-66 no delays to speak of yet. there had been a minor accident in haymarket and that's been cleared as well. let's take a live look inbound 66. volumes are light. roads are dry. let's go back over to the maps this time to the north side of town coming in from rockville, aspen hill, burtonsville, wheaton, bethesda, college park into silver spring on the beltway. all of that looking good. another live look outside. here's what it looks like 270 at route 121. this loads up quickly, though, a little later in the morning. i'll be back with more at 5:10. >> thank you, monika. >>> president owe boom ma got his most pour -- obama got his most powerful endorsement yet. former president bill clinton enthralled the audience of dele

for storms this afternoon. let's check in with monika at 5:00 a.m. she's watching for traffic. >>> there's a fallen tree on beach drive. it's closed it joyce and bladden. in the meantime, let's take a look at our interstates. northbound i-95 you'll begin to see early volumes today. terrible traffic tuesday. we've been telling thu all morning. through woodbridge right now you're still okay through the occoquan river. a bit of volume forming here in springfield. let's show what you it looks like on the northbound side. yesterday of course was labor day and it was much lighter than this. so keep that in mind. tack on at least an extra 5 to 10 minutes to your commute this morning. let's take another look at our maps. this time we'll go to the bw parkway and route 50 through cheverly. you'll be okay. no problems on route 50 coming in from annapolis to the beltway and the prince george's county side of the beltway is incident free right now. here's 270 southbound coming down from father hurley down to the point where the lanes divide. right now no delays. i'll be back at 5:09. >> thank you, mo

visibility. tap hon knack half mile. -- tappahannock half mile. let's go to monika samtani. >>> it started off so beautifully and ended at this point not very nice. if you're planning to head on the beltway, we're talking about a police chase that ended on the outer loop of the beltway just near route 1 in college park. this is what it left for you. let's take a live look right now from our sky 9. oh, it went to black. sorry about that. you want to know it's very, very heavy from new carrollton heading northbound on the beltway toward route 1 where the pace then improves. activity is gone. your lanes are actually open but it just is very, very tough getting by. let's go back over to the other side of town. no problems to report if you're planning to head on the northbound side of i-95 here in virginia. slow traffic in dale city toward woodbridge. then here route 644 to the beltway but at least your lanes are open. i'll be back with more at 6:11. >> thank you, monika. >>> americans in the middle east and north africa are bracing for another round of protests today. it follows those deadly a

in annapolis. many areas mid- to upper 70s. 6:00 a.m., here comes monika. she has timesaver traffic. >> there's an accident on the southbound side of gallows road at the beltway blocking the left lane. that's it for any accidents that i have this morning coming in from the north side of town. no problems out of baltimore on 95, columbia, route 32 and 29 and the bw parkway looks great as well as you leave fort meade and heading for greenbelt and cheverly inside the beltway. we'll take a live look outside and show what you it looks like first on 270. southbound side, yup, this is definitely beginning to slow down. it's going to be off and on from frederick to 109 and then solid now all the way down to 121 before that pace improves. it looks good down at the point where the lanes divide. back over to the maps. this time we'll head over to the other side of town. if you're planning to head in on 95 northbound, a couple of long, slow stretched out of aquia harbor toward dumfries and woodbridge. we'll take another live look if you're planning to head south over on the wilson bridge, no problems thr

this morning are well in the 70s. monika samtani, it's 6:00 a.m. problems are creeping up? >>> they're creeping up and so ared volumes. we're -- are the volumes. we're going to take a live look from sky 9 first at route 50. look at that long slow lineup. this is at route 50 heading inbound toward nutley street and the beltway. sorry about that. it's only 6:00 in the morning. we're going to go over to our maps. the beltway otherwise looks great. there is a problem if you're coming in from southern maryland. all those corridors are fine but a pedestrian struck on the northbound side of pennsylvania avenue at richy marlboro road. i know crews are on the scene dealing with it so be aware of that, northbound pennsylvania avenue at richy marlboro road. i'll keep you posted on that situation. we'll take a live look outside and show what you it looks like first if you're planning to head here on college park on the beltway. this is fine and no issues as you head into silver spring. just a bit slow right now. i'm going to step out and let you know if you're planning to take metro this morning, foggy bot

to feel very warm, more like summertime today and tomorrow we cool down back down into the 70s. monika? >> early morning headaches on the southbound side of i-270. i'm sorry to tell you. at least the good news is the accident that caused those headaches has been cleared. it was after route 118 in germantown. but look at all that red. it's 6:00 in the morning. let's take a live look first over here at the accident. i'm going to step out n. is our this is from our sky 9. the activity is now on the the right shoulder. southbound i-270 at route 118. as they zoom out and show us the delay, it's not pretty. right through germantown as you head after clarksburg to that point at the accident scene where apparently it's still attracting some attention. in fact, let's go to our mdot camera and we can show you here at father hurley boulevard. this is about 5 miles an hour through this area. a tough one this morning. let's go over to our maps again. this time we'll head over to virginia. on the inbound side of i-66, just the slow traffic forming right here in fairfax. lanes have been open. no issu

it. highs in the mid- to upper 70s. its 6:00 a.m. here comes monika with timesaver traffic. >>> good morning, everybody. the major thoroughfares are looking pretty good with the exception of 95 in virginia. a minor accident causing delays. i'm going to go to that in just a second. first want to show what you it looks like on the the north side of town. you have the normal slow stuff forming at 6:00 in the morning on the outer loop leaving college park, not that bad toward university boulevard. the pace improves in bethesda. i'll step out and show what you it looks like southbound 270 from our sky 9 n. is at i-370, the southbound side is the left side of your screen. you've got the slow traffic route 109 to 121. then here just a little below the speed limit. back over to our maps and this time to the south side coming in on 95. this accident is right near dumfries. it's sitting on the right shoulder but look at what it's causing on the northbound side of 95 coming up toward triangle and dumfries. the pace is good in springfield. we'll take a live look there on the northbound side bunc

monika with timesaver traffic. >>> good morning. for the most parpts our major thorough -- part our major thoroughfares are looking fine. on 95 northbound north of dale city, a disabled vehicle in the left center lane. southbound 270 has been incident free this morning. no big deals to report as you head from frederick down to clarksburg and the point where the lanes divide. you've got your usual slowdowns. let's take a live look jut side if you're planning to -- outside if you're planning to head to the beltway near georgia avenue. brake lights from 95 as you head into silver spring. if you're planning to head to the northbound side of 95 and 395 again just your normal slow stuff up to the 14th street bridge. back over to our graphics. again marc penn line delays 30 to 60 minutes, restricted speeds due to the storms yesterday between d.c. and bowie and also number 403 is canceled. you can use metro this morning. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:11. >> thanks, monika. we'll see you then. >>> it's 6:01. an armed man firing off his gun for no apparent reason is fighting for his life this

hotter than that. highs only in the low #s on. right -- low 80s. right now here's monika with something with timesaver traffic. >>> how about a whole lot of nothing. this is across the 14th street bridge into the downtown area. there are a few people going to work but all lanes are open and no hov restrictions today. i'll be back with more coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, monika. >>> time 4:41. i am watching your money. i know this is shocking. wall street closed for labor day. you knew that. investors will return tomorrow and start preparing for the latest jobs report. the government will reveal how many americans found work in august. economists expect to see about 120,000 new hires and for the unemployment rate to stay around 8.3%. on friday chairman ben bernanke said the federal reserve will do more to boost the economy if unemployment stays high. those comments gave the market a boost. checking the numbers, the dow closed 90 points hightory 13,-- higher to 13.090. unemployment is a growing concern in europe. in 17 countries which use the euro, unemployment was at a record hig

when i return. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. >> we'll take a look at the beltway in prince george's county. first of all on the inner loop between route 1 and kenilworth, stay to the left to get around construction. here at central avenue you're okay. also construction in laurel southbound 95 to 16 and 198 in the right lane. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:47. >>> it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> the market is going to be turquoise today. i just wanted you to understand why. look the at stereo around he. >> we coordinate. you have the color, too. >> i sort of blend why. >> you're working it. we're hoping investors are going to work it today. we're hoping for a better day. wall street ended mixed yelled but at least it wasn't down across the board. some stocks were able to overcome downbeat reports on construction spending and manufacturing. and investors will have a fresh crop of economic indicators to look over later today. checking the numbers, the dow stands at 13,036, dropped 55 points just about in trading yesterday. nasdaq was up by 8

details in about five minutes. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> on the southbound side of i- 95 overnight, there had been construction it the beltway and lorton. right now looks like the lanes are open both directions of 95 between lorton and springfield. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:47. back to you guys. >>> thanks, monika. >>> time right now is 4:38. i am watching your money. the fed is going to spend $40 billion a month to purchase mortgage backed securities hoping it's going to prevent -- or increase borrowing and spending. critics warn the bond purchases could raise the risk of higher inflation and stocks, they soared after the fed unveiled the plan. checking the numbers for you. the dow stands this morning at 13,539 after adding 206 points. a gain of about 1.5%. nasdaq was up by 41 and the s&p a00 was better -- 500 was better by 23 points. >>> a judge has blocked the enforcement after new trader law which would require 40,000 federal workers to disclose their transactions on the internet. the judge issued an injunction which prevents the stock act

pushes closer. we will see our temperatures reach the upper 70s by late afternoon. monika? >>> the northbound side of i-95 here in springfield, everything looks good but down in fredricksburg, two separate accidents on the shoulder now. northbound 95 at route 3 and another one north of route 17 in falmouth. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:47. back to you. >>> our time right now 4:41. it is time for the first your money segment ever the morning. >> it's time to take off with jessica doyle. good morning. >> good morning. it was a long, hot summer for some airline passengers. that's not a good thing. the government says the number of long delays in july involving planes that were actually stuck on the tarmac was more than previous eight months combined. 28 planes were waiting on the ground for more than three hours that month. 18 of those planes were operated by u.s. carriers. stocks on wall street snap add four-day winning streak. the dow lost 40 points. nasdaq was off by 5 and the s&p 500 was down by about 4.5. >>> shares of groupon does not do well -- did not

this morning with temps in the 50s and 60s. a high today about 72. fairly nice and fall like. monika? >>> in the downtown area or just outside on southern avenue, it's closed between wheeler and chesapeake street due to overnight police activity. follow police direction to get around it and plan accordingly. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes at 4:47. >>> it is now 4:42. time for your money segment of the morning. >> good morning, jessica doyle. >> wall street had to really overcome a major hurdle yesterday. it was provided by fed ex. the delivery company announced it thinks the global economy is getting worse but we still managed to see some green arrows. the dow stands at 13,564, just a little bit away from its all- time high. it was up by about 12 points. the nasdaq was down by a point and the s&p 500 lost about 2. mgm resorts international is spending millions to try to convince maryland voters to extend a referendum. the company spend about 8.4 million to advertise across the state leading up to november's election. mgm onces to build a new casino in princ

see you next. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> southbound on i-95 out of baltimore to the beltway packed here at route 100. things are looking great no issues to report as you head down to the beltway and over to college park. northbound 95 coming out of virginia looks good as well. back with more coming up in a few minutes at 4:47. back to the desk. >>> the time right now is 4:41. i like -- joking around with mike. today is a big day for mike hydeck. >> who cares? >> it's a big day for apple as well. in case you hadn't heard the iphone 5 hits store shelves in nine countries including the u.s. and canada today. now this is a look at the line outside of an apple store in claireen don. you can see people in their sleeping bags all set up. it's a phone -- we know that. apple's thinnest and fastest iphone yet has already broken sales records. preorders for the iphone 5 topped two million in just 24 hours and analysts expect the company to sell between five and eight million to have devices today alone. they warn some stores may have a fly shortage and some of us are get

. i'll have the weekend outlook when i see you in a few. let's go to monika right now with traffic. >>> traffic looking good on the southbound side of 95. you had some construction between the beltway and lorton. northbound side lanes are open coming up from 644 to the beltway. more on area roads coming up at 4:47. >> thanks, monika. >>> the time is 4:40. i am watch your money on wall street. not so bad. better than expected news about the housing market gave stocks a lift. investors encouraged by news that sales of existing homes jumped to the best level in two years last month and buildest broke ground on more -- builders broke ground on more homes. the dow stands at 13,577. nasdaq was up by about 5 points and s&p 500 was better by nearly 2 points. >>> the sluggish economy we've all endured the past few years may finally be close to ending. new census data suggests americans are on the move again. roughly 12% of the nation's population or 36.5 million people moved to a new home in the past year. roughly 5.6 million adults age 25 to 34 or that were said to be 13.6% live at home wi

? >> it was amazing. >> i'm mike haiduk, here's monika samtani. serena won yesterday. >> reporter: i was out doing yard work yesterday afternoon. it was gorgeous. i did see mr. griffin do his thing. >> he was impressive. impressive. >> reporter: well done. the whole team did a great job. >> mother nature did a great job. >> reporter: we are going to have a beautiful first half of the week. most of this week will be very, very nice. 63 now in dc. but don't let that fool you. most areas in the 50s this morning, with 73 by noon. a high of 78 or so and by 5:00 i think the high temperature happens at 3:30, 4:00 p.m. we had a couple of isolated sprinkles yesterday afternoon. i was the recipient of one of them up north of town. this morning though it is clear, cool and crisp outside. 52 now in manassas, and here 63. this afternoon perfect, spectacular, a great afternoon. 75 for gadget theresburg, and 78 here in -- for gadget theres -- gaithersburg. here's monika samtani. >> reporter: i changed my party for sunday and everything worked out great yesterday. southbound i-95 not looking bad at all. things ar

you're with us. good morning. >>> good morning. i'm mike hydeck. monika samtani will have traffic momentarily. howard, welcome back. >> it was rock and rolling yesterday. >> we had the storms and a few trees down. it's all gone. nice, quiet morning. still breezy and certainly some jacket weather out there. in the 50s. tomorrow morning it's going to be chilly. low to mid 40s in the suburbs. we have clearing skies now. clouds overhead. good visibility. 63 here in town. 68 by noon. north winds 10 to 15 so a real brisk day. maybe a good day for a sweater set, mr. hydeck. twin set, yes. 70 degrees at 5:00 with a high in the low 70s. we are showing you the showers and storms from yesterday afternoon. the severe weather was mainly east of town pulling away. this morning we're looking at a couple of areas of light rain, some light sprinkles here. the northern neck in towards southern maryland. newland. scattered about into the northern half of st. mary's and calvert county. you may see an isolated sprinkle the next hour or two. temps in the 50s west of town. leesburg 59 along with martins

'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> we made it. i'm mike hydeck, thank you for joining us. hey monika how you doing? >> hoo-ha. another top ten day coming up mr. bernstein? >> top 20 maybe. yesterday was stellar. couple of high clouds it was perfect. today is going to be even warmer and you may like that even better with temperatures in the low 80s. a day planner, a nice morning for you. a touch of fog out to the west. 75 by noon. high about oh 81, 82. should do that 3:00, 4:00. and by 5:00 still lovely out there and 79 degrees. sunrise just a few minutes before 7:00. we're still watching the high clouds streaming in from the southwest to the northeast but most of those now are east of d.c.. we're generally clear overhead. the temperatures this morning which are on the cool side but not as cool. down to 50 in frederick, lots of low to mid-50s in the outer suburbs and although easton and cambridge and pax river 55. as far as any fog we're seeing et here in warrenton now. visibility a quarter mile. a mile in petersburg and also in cumberland. culpeper too. in the next oh hour, 90 minute

into the 70s. i'm happy to say that only in the 70s today. here's monika samtani. she couldn't be more excited. >>> thank you so much. if you are planning to head around town, good things to report as well. no problems to report if you are planning to head inbound on i 66, all lanes are open. no issues on the beltway through the tyson's area. a live look outside if you are on the northbound side of i 35, here's what it looks like at the 14th street bridge. back over to our maps at this time, if you are planning to head over to maryland, no issues on the beltway north of town. out of southern maryland, route 210 to oxen hill, one more last live look if you are planning to head to route 50, i'll be back with more traffic at 50:00. back to you guys. >>> redskins fans have no reason to be hopeful about the future of their franchise. >> robert griffin 3, toward the end of the first quarter, this was a sign of things to come. first touchdown pass a strike number 88 went 88 yards to the house. in the end washington did hold on to a lead. rg iii, 19 of 26, two touchdowns and no picks. kristen fisher h

sunshine, we could be closer to 90 this afternoon. it will be muggy either way. 5:00 a.m., monika samtani, timesaver traffic. >>> thank you so much. good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head around town, this is what it looks like on the beltway. no problems to report. all of that overnight construction has been cleared up. we're going to first take a look if you're planning to head in on the dulles toll road or 66, lanes are open coming in from the west. no issues in tysons corner, an dan dale and down into -- annandale and down into springfield as well. we'll take a live look out of manassas. looking good. a bit of volume forming early o. that's the way it's going to be heading into fall, the fall traffic pattern. let's go back over to the maps and this time we'll head to the inside of the beltway 395. passing the pentagon to the 14th street bridge you're fine. no problems on 295 to the 11th street bridge and a live look at the 14th street bridge crossing the river here. traffic looks really good. we'll be back in a few minutes with more traffic at 5:09. back to you, andrea an

. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. traffic is moving well up from springfield to 395 and the 14th street bridge. there had been construction southbound between the beltway and lorton which should be cleared shortly. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:47. back to you guys. >>> thank you. >>> 4:40 and time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here with the headlines. hello, tiger. >> hello. i'm a tiger. what can i say. we hope it's a tiger day on wall street. i don't know if will really work. we'll talk about the federal reserve. the federal reserve officials are gathering today for a two- day meeting here in d.c. many expect the central bank to announce new steps to revive the sluggish economy. we saw the government report last week. u.s. employers adding fewer than expected jobs in august. the report also showed more people gave up work looking for work last month. they simply just gave up. wall street managed to push higher yesterday despite question marks headed into today's meeting. the dow stands at 13,323, finished 69 po

. >> thank you, monika. >>> our time is 4:41. it's time for your money segment of the morning. >> it is indeed. good morning, jessica doyle. >> good morning. wall street looking ahead to some fresh data hoping for some better things but recent news hasn't been all that good which is why investors are really awaiting the outcome of this week's federal reserve meeting. some analysts are thinking last week's disappointing jobs report is increasing the chance fed will want to do more to help boost the weak economy. checking the numbers the dow coming off of a five-year high, not too far away, though, only dropping 52 points in frayed yesterday. nasdaq had -- in trade yesterday. nasdaq had a bad day. the s&p 500 was down by almost 9 points. hewlett-packard is planning to cut about 2,000 more jobs than it previously announced. that brings the overall number of layoffs to 29,000 by the fall of 2014. last month hp posted its largest loss in the company's 73-year history. thousands and possibly millions of websites hosted by godaddy  by com suffered a costly outage yesterday. an anon

. right now we go to monika with a look at timesaver traffic. >>> a minor accident. it does involve a tractor- trailer on the southbound side of i-270, the ramp from route 121. troopers are on the scene. as you're on 121, volumes are still light heading down to the point where the lanes divide. i'll have more traffic at 4:47. >>> it is 4:41. time for the first your money segment ever the morning. jessica doyle is off today. here is alexis christoforous with today's headlines. >>> discover bank will pay millions in fees to several accusations by regulators that it pressured credit card customers to buy costly payment protection and credit card monitoring services. discover will pay $14 million in fines and refund $200 million directly to customers. stocks were lower to start the week on wall street. the dow slipped more than 20 points. the nasdaq fell 19. dragged lower by apple which lost more than 1% after selling slightly fewer newer iphones than expected. in the first three days of the product's launch, more than five million iphones were sold but ap wool have sold more if it didn

. it's 4:48. monika is off but we have beverly farmer who will let you know what's happening with timesaver traffic. >>> a busy night for folks with the bad weather. a tractor-trailer jackknifed after midnight on the inner loop of the beltway in bethesda east of old georgetown road. this is the shot at old georgetown road. i can tell you very few delays around that truck cleanup right near the exit for 355 and that sharp curve before you head into bethesda sore getting into bethesda -- before getting into bethesda. if you're traveling on the 95 corridor, virginia northbound out of 23red ricksburg -- fredricksburg and points north, lanes are open. southbound cleared both overnight construction and a crash near the rapahannock river. if traveling on 66 eastbound into rosslyn, accident cleanup on the right shoulder. your thru lanes are open. they still have a right lane blocked near the exit for 110. 95 into springfield northbound all lanes are open. your next check of timesaver traffic at 4:55. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> with all the weather extremes happening righ

high, upper 60s to low 70s. monika samtani smiling. i hope that is good news for timesaver traffic. >> we have one accident i have been telling you about this morning northbound side of prince william parkway. keep that in mind for your travel plans. other than that, you have your normal flow stuff as you leave dale city toward woodbridge. the brake lights for this begin closer to route 44, it is bunching up for the beltway. we'll go back to the maps. this time head to 270 on the southbound side. you see all the yellow leaving frederick. it is going to be off and on as you leave clarksburg. the length to 121. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:11. >>> sad news this morning. this is something parents of young children you might want to find a way to tell them this yourselves. people at the national zoo are in mourning. >> and that is because the newborn panda cub has died. kristen fisher is life at the zoo with what happened. >> reporter: so sad. what a difference a week can make. you know last night this is what we know now. last night the zoo's pathology team performed

to monika samtani. top that weather report. >>> i can't. i really cannot. i'll give it you to because all of us are enjoying that, howard, really. we're enjoying the commute for the most part. there are two sore spots, though. one is in tacoma park where there's a fallen tree on route 410 near piney branch road. 270 looks great as you head in from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide. you've got the brake lights at route 109. i'm going to step out and show what you it looks like live from our sky 9. it's a little dark out still to see what's going on but it is an accident in i hatonsville -- accident in laytonsville involving a motorcycle. i think that's what we're looking at right now. if you're planning to head in this area, it's right near the gulf course. choose an alternate route. i do believe they have the roadblocked there, woodfield at warfield road in laytonsville. we'll keep you posted on that swaying. let's go back over to our maps -- situation. let's go back over to our maps. heavy at university boulevard. one more last live look outside if you're planning to hea

temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. now traffic now with monika at 6:00 a.m. with your timesaver traffic. >>> southbound route 3, south of route 50 crews are dealing with this three vehicle accident. you want to be aware of that in the crofton bowie area. near route 450 for the accident this morning. on the beltway north of town no i weres to report. just going to slow down a bit now leaving college park into silver spring. a live lock outside and show you what it lookalikes first here in college park. here at route 1 it's fine. it's past 95 heading westbound you will slow down a bit through silver spring. back to the maps this time to virginia. toll road looks great from the airport. no problems on 66 although it's slow in centreville and we'll take a live look one more time. this time over to 66 at route 28 and again as i said, little slow here in centreville and i'll be back with more coming up at 6:11. [ cheering and applause ] >>> nationals' fans the wait is over! your team is in the playoffs. >> with a strikeout by drew storen the nationals clinch a berth in the baseball playoffs.

3 degrees -- petersburg, west virginia. 39 degrees. monika? >> reporter: we are doing well for a monday morning. you know how volumes increase early on a monday morning. keep that in mind. 395 looks great from the beltway to the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. we'll take a live look right now on northbound 395. across the river here still very light. it is 95 that is going to load up quickly this morning. back to our maps this time on the north side of town. everything looks good to the beltway, outer loop, still no issue college park as you travel into silver spring. 270 coming in from shady grove very light down to the spur. back with more coming up at 5:09. back to you guys. >>> this time last week we were celebrating the birth of a giant panda cub. >> the little panda died and the zoo's team is trying to figure out what happened. kristen fisher has more on what we know. >> reporter: good morning, a sad day here at the zoo. got to tell you last night the zoo's pathologist team performed their version of an autopsy on this cub and we are awaiting the result

and tuesday forecast so things will start to turn around by the beginning of next week. monika? >> thank you so much, olga. >>> we already have a few issues in montgomery county. good morning, everybody. first of all i want to let you know there is an accident on the outer loop of the beltway right near old georgetown road. it's an overturned vehicle. now everything has been pushed to the right shoulder. but watch out for that activity on the outer oop near old george -- loop near old georgetown. you'll see slow traffic already because of an accident. they're trying to zoom into the accident on the southbound side of i-270 after route 118 in germantown. hopefully we'll have that for you next time around. southbound 270 after route 118 in germantown, sensor lane is blocked with the accident. there you go. you see the slow traffic trying to get past that activity here. let's go back over to our maps and this time we'll head over to the other side of town inbound i-66. no issues right now as you come in from centreville toward fairfax. this is leftover slow traffic from earlier construction. ot

of the week. 4:49, here comes monika samtani. >>> all of your overnight construction pretty much cleared up for the morning. including on the beltway here north of town good from college park into bethesda. the american legion bridge on the west side of town past 270 to this point you can see all lanes are open and a tiny bit of volume here. no big degrees into tyson's corner. all lanes are open through here, beltway through prince george's county looks good to andrews air force base and one more last live look outside. route 50 coming in from davidsonville, inbound, again and i will be back with more traffic at 4:55. but if your commute takes you over memorial bridge into arlington, you will want to allow extra time to your destination. that is because, beginning tomorrow, construction crews will begin repair projects on the bridge and drivers should expect temporary lane closures and delays until november. monday through friday and weekend work begins friday evening at 7:00 and that will last until monday at 5:00 a.m. >>> last friday we learned the u.s. economy added only 96,000 jobs in a

.c., by the way and the patuxent river naval air station with mid 60s elsewhere. low 80s d.c. and south. monika? >>> if you're planning to head around town, we already have a couple of things i need to tell you about. i'm going to start off with construction where on the westbound side of route 7, you will find the lanes blocked basically between 66 on the beltway westbound here on route 7. so be aware of that as you travel here in virginia. now let's go over to a live picture on the northbound side of i-95. this is looking fine. no issues through spring field. look how light it is. it looks great heading up to 395. now back to the the maps. an issue up north, just north of the beltway. if you're planning to head here on university avenue, blocked in both directions on dennis avenue. a pole is down. be aware of that if you're traveling through that area. the beltway at university running smoothly in both directions. i'll be back with more coming up at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. >>> we begin this morning with a developing story everyone will be talking about today. they're back and most if not

:00 a.m. here comes monika. not nearly as good news. >>> unfortunately i don't. especially on the north side of town and on the beltway. look at all the red behind me and the accident on the outer loop of the beltway right here before georgia avenue. i'm stepping out to show what you it looks like from our sky 9. you see the equipment on the scene. crews there tell us there are at least two cars involved in the accident. you're squeezing by to the right to get by. this is again a live look from our sky 9. looks like it may be moving o. some good news here. you're watching it live. looks like some of the activity is still sitting right there on the right shoulder. beltway outer loop just reopened within the last few seconds. let's take a look at the beltway outer loop. this is what it looks like at route 29. that's going to be one long slow lineup. now over to virginia on the northbound side of 95. this is incident free close into springfield. delays forming leaving route 644. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:12. >>> at the top of the hour, we're following breaking news out of the mid

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